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* Review * ALWAYS SOMEONE’S MONSTER by Lani Lynn Vale

January 15, 2022 Leave a Comment

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* Review * ALWAYS SOMEONE’S MONSTER by Lani Lynn Vale

Always Someone's Monster by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: Battle Crows MC #1
on January 25, 2022
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A few years ago, when his sister went missing, Haggard Crow turned into something he never wanted to be. A killer.

Even after his sister is rescued a year after she was kidnapped and sold, Haggard ‘Thief’ Crow doesn’t have any plans on changing. He sort of likes the zero fucks given guy that he is now.

Bonus points, he saves women and children from extreme situations, along with his club and real life brothers by his side.
After a horrible marriage, Haggard has zero plans of ever finding a woman again. One-night stands not counting, he adores his life as a single man. There are no expectations. No ‘where are yous’ and ‘are you coming homes.’

The life he chooses to live is a simple one. Until he makes a huge mistake, and he steps over that line between ‘daughter’s best friend’ and ‘a woman he desperately wants.’

Before long, he can’t stop thinking about her. Can’t stop wanting her. Can’t stop feeling things for her that a man twenty years her senior should never feel for a girl he watched grow up.

After one lapse in judgment, he decides she needs to go. But the funny thing is, he never expected Sophia Madden to fight back. And dirty at that.

An exhilarating start to a new series by Lani Lynn Vale! ALWAYS SOMEONE’S MONSTER is dramatic, heartwarming and sexy as all get out, but underneath it all stands a powerful message about standing up for what is right. Vale doesn’t write the most gritty MC romance you will ever read, but her heroes are always alpha with a major twist of sweet goodness that makes them endear themselves to her reader’s heart quickly and easily. I loved the twists and emotional turns of this book and am looking forward to the next in the series!

Haggard is tough and tantalizing and I enjoyed every delightful minute in his company.

Sophia is a sweetheart who keeps getting life’s hard knocks tossed at her time and again, but she perseveres and becomes a stronger person because of it.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an alpha hero with a cuddly heart of gold who isn’t afraid to take a wrong turn if it’s for the good of his loved ones.

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* Review * FROM FEUDING TO FALLING by Jules Bennett

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* Review * FROM FEUDING TO FALLING by Jules Bennett

From Feuding to Falling by Jules Bennett
Series: Texas Cattleman's Club: Fathers and Sons #4
Published by Harlequin Desire on January 25, 2022
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Falling for his fake fiancée wasn’t part of the plan!

Securing the fortune owed to the Texas Cattleman’s Club is a top priority for its new president, Carson Wentworth. But to get there, he needs to win over rival Lana Langley and unify their feuding families. What better way than through a wedding…or at least a fake engagement? It might even be fun.

Lana has her doubts. They’ve been battling each other so long, how can they make their charade believable for one full month? Perhaps the key is the chemistry raging between them—which could also be their downfall!

Fast paced and highly entertaining! FROM FEUDING TO FALLING by Jules Bennett is the fourth book in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Fathers and Sons series for Harlequin Desire and this enemies to lovers story is sure to please TCC fans. The plot is quick to develop into a fake relationship between the longtime feuding Wentworth and Langley families and kept me watching throughout.

I recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a high powered cast of the Texas elite working their way through business ventures, personal drama and happily ever afters.

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* Review * JUST ONE SPARK by Carly Phillips

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* Review * JUST ONE SPARK by Carly Phillips

Just One Spark by Carly Phillips
Series: The Kingston Family #4
Published by CP Publishing on January 18, 2022
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He’s a playboy rock star living the rock and roll dream...
Until a very real baby scare threatens to bring it all crashing down.

Dash Kingston has learned his lesson and knows his hard-partying lifestyle needs to change. To clean up his playboy image, he needs a fake girlfriend.

There’s just one problem: the perfect woman for the job is a gorgeous blonde who once aroused not just his body but his emotions, sending him running. And leaving her to wake up alone.

For the band’s sake, Cassidy Forrester agrees to play the girlfriend role, but she’s not going to fall for Dash’s charm or sex appeal ever again.

Except this Dash Kingston swears he’s a changed man, and he’s out to win Cassidy over - for good. But only a fool would make the same mistake twice, and Cassidy refuses to let their spark burn her a second time.

Sensual, sweet and so very satisfying! JUST ONE SPARK is book four in The Kingston Family series by Carly Phillips and picks up with rock star Dash and the trouble he’s managed to get himself into. We met his love interest Cassidy in Xander’s book previously as Sasha’s BFF/assistant. Sparks flew the minute Dash and Cassidy were in the same room as the other in that book, so we knew we were going to be in for a good time when they got together. I love this family and this series and now that a major seed has been planted I absolutely cannot wait to get Aurora’s story next!

Dash is an interesting character because we are led to believe he’s led this life of fun and debauchery, but we only know him as a loving brother and a down-to-earth guy who wants to change his way of living for the better. I enjoyed him and his sensitive side a lot.

Cassidy was a great secondary character in Sasha and Xander’s story so to see her get her own happily ever after was really sweet.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a high-powered group of siblings working through the simplicities of family life as drama, love and business unravel around them.

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* Review * MAVERICK by Brenda Rothert

January 14, 2022 Leave a Comment

Maverick by Brenda Rothert
Series: Sin City Saints #1
Published by Silver Sky Publishing, Inc. on September 21, 2021
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The Vegas heat just kicked up a notch with the arrival of ice hockey’s newest expansion team – the Sin City Saints.

Maverick Hagen’s fall from grace was more like a crash landing. His record-breaking career ended after a fight with an opponent over a woman left him with a broken leg, or so the pundits thought. Returning to the sport he loves as the captain of the league’s new expansion team, the Sin City Saints, his lucrative contract comes with just one rule—no romantic distractions.

Gia Ford also makes her living playing a game—poker. The rounder has hit her stride in Vegas, quietly building her bank account one casino at a time. She’s got a score to settle, and nothing will get in her way—not even the sexy hockey player who’s willing to lose money just to see her in action. Maverick attracts attention, upsetting Gia’s under-the-radar game.Maverick and Gia can’t afford to give in to their magnetic attraction, with his career rebounding and her winnings growing. But the hotter their chemistry burns, the harder it is to deny. So will they or won’t they? In Vegas, there’s only one way to settle it—a bet, of course.

Spot on sexual tension! With the kick off to a brand new Sin City Saints hockey series Brenda Rothert delights her readers with a story filled with emotional upheaval along with twists and turns we never could have expected. The pace is fast, the connection with the characters is easy and the overall story kept me reading. I’m looking forward to more to come in the series!

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a hockey romance with emotional depth and a strong back drop of hang ups they have to work through to get to that happily ever after.

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* Review * GRAVE DANGER by Nichole Severn

January 8, 2022 Leave a Comment

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* Review * GRAVE DANGER by Nichole Severn

Grave Danger by Nichole Severn
Series: Defenders of Battle Mountain #1
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on January 25, 2022
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She escaped a killer's clutches once

Now this medical examiner needs to follow the clues to put him behind bars…

Even changing her name hasn't helped Dr. Chloe Pascale feel safe. And when a young woman is discovered buried alive, the Colorado ME knows the relentless serial killer she barely escaped has found her. To stop him, she must trust police chief Weston Ford with her darkest secrets. But getting too close is putting their guarded hearts at risk—and leading into an inescapable trap…

Edge of your seat suspense! Nichole Severn has outdone herself with the kick off to her Defenders of Battle Mountain series. GRAVE DANGER drew me in from the first page and held my attention throughout as danger came knocking time and again. The characters are easy to connect with, the plot twists are enthralling and the romance is super rewarding. I loved every minute!

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a little romance mixed in with a strong plot of danger and secrets as they race against time to find the bad guy.

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* Review * THE PROBLEM WITH PLAYBOYS by Karen Booth

January 8, 2022 Leave a Comment

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* Review * THE PROBLEM WITH PLAYBOYS by Karen Booth

The Problem with Playboys by Karen Booth
Series: Little Black Book of Secrets #1
Published by Harlequin Desire on January 25, 2022
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Parker was not a guy she was supposed to touch.

Right?

Celebrity publicist Chloe Burnett keeps her work and personal life strictly separate—until sports agent Parker Sullivan needs her help. His client has been targeted by Little Black Book, a vicious gossip account. If she’s going to win this social media battle, she needs to resist distractions from Parker the playboy, who is off-limits for so many reasons. But a business trip to Miami leads to her breaking her rules with a guy who might break her heart. And then she’s caught in Little Black Book’s crosshairs herself…

Riveting from start to finish! THE PROBLEM WITH PLAYBOYS kicks off a brand new series from Karen Booth about three best friends meandering the streets of Manhattan as a new social media gossip begins to blow secrets out of the water. The characters were intriguing, the set up of scandal kept me watching and the love story was rewarding. Can’t wait for more Little Black Book of Secrets!

Chloe and Parker were an unlikely pair based on their family history, but they were spot on in the banter department and drew me into their web quickly.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a little scandalous mystery mixed into your romance. This book was fast-paced with electrifying drama and lots of sexy goodness.

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* Review * CHARMING TEXAS COWBOY by Teri Anne Stanley

January 8, 2022 Leave a Comment

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* Review * CHARMING TEXAS COWBOY by Teri Anne Stanley

Charming Texas Cowboy by Teri Anne Stanley
Series: Big Chance Dog Rescue #3
Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca on January 25, 2022
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Lifestyle influencer Jen Green is determined to turn her life around on her own. She absolutely doesn't need help from the handsome cowboy veteran at the ranch next door...

After inadvertently flashing her boobs to the whole internet, Jen Green is attempting to outwait her notoriety by homesteading in Chance County, Texas. She doesn't want—though she might just need—help from the cowboy army veteran who lives down the road.

An addictive feel-good romance! Teri Anne Stanley delivers the feels in CHARMING TEXAS COWBOY, the third book in her always adorable Big Chance Dog Rescue series. Tanner has been intriguing throughout the series and getting to know his background and watch him fall in love was heartwarming.

The main characters are both a bit emotionally raw at the time they stumble across each other and watching them connect in such a touching way sets the stage for friendship and camaraderie while passion softly grows.

I recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys a story about veterans finding a rewarding outlet of healing after coming home while dipping into the sweetness of a dog rescue.

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* Review * MARRIED BY CONTRACT by Yvonne Lindsay

January 7, 2022 Leave a Comment

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* Review * MARRIED BY CONTRACT by Yvonne Lindsay

Married by Contract by Yvonne Lindsay
Series: Texas Cattleman's Club: Fathers and Sons #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on December 28, 2021
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Their night together had consequences.

Now their nuptials are nonnegotiable.

Fashionista Rosalind Banks flew to Texas to win back her ex-boyfriend. Instead, she spent the most passionate night of her life with a total stranger! Now Ros is having Gabriel Carrington’s baby and the Royal rancher just made an offer she can’t refuse. Gabe needs a wife and an heir, with a marriage on paper, strictly for show. But the rules of their arrangement are made to be broken. Will inconvenient chemistry derail their marriage of convenience or take it to a whole new level?

Fast paced and highly addictive! A surprise baby after a passionate one night stand will surely have Yvonne Lindsay fans hooked when the 3rd book in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Fathers and Sons series heats up. MARRIED BY CONTRACT brings a marriage of convenience to life with an emotional pull and a desirable outcome.

Rosalind was an attention grabbing character. She was self-assured and accomplished and the fact that she came to town to reconnect with an ex but instead hooked herself an eligible bachelor was highly entertaining. I really wanted the awkward run in with Drake that never happened though!

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who likes a bit of drama mixed up in a fast paced romance of successful characters that always winds up just the way we want it to.

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* Review * SAVAGE ROAD by Christine Feehan

January 7, 2022 Leave a Comment

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* Review * SAVAGE ROAD by Christine Feehan

Savage Road by Christine Feehan
Series: Torpedo Ink #7
Published by Berkley on January 25, 2022
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When Savin “Savage” Pajari and Seychelle Dubois first met, their connection was instant, their attraction undeniable. Their relationship has been full throttle since day one. Even though months have passed, the passion and love between them has only increased.

Savage completely owns what he is: a sadist in the bedroom who can only get off on his partner’s pain. He believes he’s not a good man, but he loves Seychelle with a fierceness that shocks him. He wants all of her, but only if she gives herself freely with eyes wide open.

Seychelle never imagined the lure of mixing pain with pleasure, or how much she’d crave Savage’s darkness. She’s been shaken to her core, but Seychelle is committed to Savage and their life together—even though he’s keeping a piece of himself back. And to truly make their relationship work, he has to give her everything that he is, just as she is doing for him.

Savage knows that what he really needs could break his woman if she isn’t ready. She agreed to come into his world, and he’s not about to give her up. He has to find a way to let her see the monster inside without pushing her away. But the real Savage might be more than Seychelle can bear...and he knows he wouldn’t survive losing her.

A wickedly decadent continuation of Savage and Seychelle’s life together! With the seventh book in her always intriguing Torpedo Ink series Christine Feehan brings us the 2nd book revolving around Savage and his way of coping with life and all the ugliness it throws the club’s way. I enjoy these two as a couple, but felt like this book was actually not necessarily needed to make them feel complete. There was a slight healing of the rift between her and his club, but most of the landscape was still devoted to his sadism instead of their relationship development. It was a good book, not a great one.

I recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys an emotionally vulnerable MC that takes on the world when needed, but feels the weight of it on their shoulders when all is said and done. They are a close-knit family with twisted pasts and kinky coping mechanisms.

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* Review * PRISON BREAK HOSTAGE by Anna J. Stewart

January 7, 2022 Leave a Comment

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* Review * PRISON BREAK HOSTAGE by Anna J. Stewart

Prison Break Hostage by Anna J. Stewart
Series: Honor Bound #5
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on January 25, 2022
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She’s dedicated to helping others…

Now she’s the one in need of rescue.

As a witness to a prison bus crash, Dr. Ashley McTavish is only concerned with saving lives. But when she’s taken hostage, her own life is threatened. Ashley is undeniably attracted to her sole protector, a convict called Lucky. But when Lucky’s true identity as undercover agent Slade Palmer is revealed, he and Ashley must flee for their lives. Can they protect one another as feelings grow and danger looms?

High octane suspense! With the fifth book in her Honor Bound series Anna J. Stewart delights with a fast paced, edge of your seats ride in PRISON BREAK HOSTAGE. I was hooked from the first scene and the danger and tension did not stop throughout the whole book. Great characters, intense situations and just the right amount of angst versus romance. Loved every minute!

Ashley easily wraps herself around a reader’s heart because she thinks nothing of putting herself into danger in order to help another human being. She was tough, smart and very empathetic.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys an action packed mystery with danger, excitement and romance all wrapped into one highly enjoyable package.

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